| | Christmas Classics CD
This is a well-rounded compilation of R&B, rock & roll, pop, and rocking instrumentals (the Ventures and Santo & Johnny). Aretha Franklin is elegant on "Winter Wonderland," and while Stevie Wonder and the Supremes represent "The Motown Sound." Roy Orbison is in top form on "Pretty Paper," and Bobby "Boris" Pickett would make the Grinch smile with "Monsters' Holiday." ~ Dennis MacDonald Christmas Classics Songs | 1. | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland |
| 2. | It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Dean Martin |
| 3. | It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Anita Bryant |
| 4. | First Noel, The - Bing Crosby |
| 5. | Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Nat King Cole |
| 6. | I'll Be Home for Christmas - Perry Como |
| 7. | Blue Christmas - Ernest Tubb |
| 8. | Frosty the Snowman - Gene Autry |
| 9. | Hey Santa Claus - The Platters |
| 10. | Here Comes Santa Claus - Gene Autry |
| | Christmas Classics Songs DISC 2: |
| 1. | White Christmas - Bing Crosby |
| 2. | Christmas Song, The - Nat King Cole |
| 3. | Little Drummer Boy, The - The Miracles |
| 4. | Away in a Manger - Anne Shelton |
| 5. | Winter Wonderland - The Drifters |
| 6. | Ave Maria - Mario Lanza |
| 7. | Silver Bells - Rosemary Clooney |
| 8. | O Little Town of Bethlehem - Mahalia Jackson |
| 9. | Silent Night - Dean Martin |
| 10. | Auld Lange Syne - Guy Lombardo |
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